like I haven't really had a post on the kids!!! They are all so sweet
and amazing, I wish you could all meet them!
- Ahope is not considered a religious organization, but religion is a
very important part of Ethiopian culture. The kids always pray before
kurs, mekses, mesa, mekses, and erat (breakfast, snack, lunch, snack,
and dinner). When the younger ones pray, instead of holding their
hands together, they cover their eyes. It is the most precious thing
ever.
- One little boy, A., is extremely intelligent. He is maybe 7 or 8
and is picking up English so fast! He is always very concerned that
Tiffany and I do not know enough Amharic. Every time we see him, he
is teaching us new words! He is so well behaved and such a sweet kid!
When we lead group activities, he helps us keep the other kids on
task.
- There is a 2 1/2 year old girl here, S., who I am completely in love
with. She is one of the prettiest little girls that I have ever seen
and she has an amazing personality as well. She always runs up to me
and loves for me to hold her. She really is very very special.
- Another little girl, B., is someone who truly fills my day with
happiness. She loves it when I chase her and tickle her! Her laugh
is so contagious and her eyes are simply stunning.
- There is another boy, T., at Little Ahope that loves to play soccer.
Whenever he sees me, he runs up to me and tells me the score of our
last game (although these numbers are always changing. He insists he
won 22-6). He always cracks me up.
- D., my Mia Hamm, is one of the sweetest 9 year olds I have ever met.
As soon as she sees me, her eyes light up and she races over to give
me a big kiss! She is always happy when we play soccer or when we are
just sitting together. She also loves to copy whatever craft I am
doing. She is also such a big help with the younger kids.
- We also have 4 year old twins, T. and S., at Little Ahope. They are
extremely cute and such sweet girls! They are always wanting to be
near us.
- Every time I leave Little Ahope, most of the kids come running to
give me a hug/kiss/high five. They always ask if I will be coming
back tomorrow. Sometimes when I say "Ciao", they look worried and
say, "America?". They are always relieved when I assure them I am
returning the next day. I haven't even let myself start thinking
about really saying goodbye to them.
The kids at Big Ahope are just as adorable as the younger children.
- One boy, S., insists that his name is Jen and that I am S. I walk
around all day saying, "Hi Jen, how are you Jen?" and he always
responds, "Hi S., I am good S". It's really funny. He is such a
clown.
- All of the girls at Big Ahope love to braid my hair! I certainly
don't mind the scalp massage!!! They do an amazing job, and I've been
tempted a few times to run over there in the morning so they can style
my hair for the day!
- Another boy, E., always wants to play that game where you try to
slap the other persons hands before they move them away. He is
incredibly fast! He is so fast, that I always joke with him that I
won't play with him anymore!
- The girls at Ahope play this amazing games with small rocks. You
have to throw one in the air and pick up a certain number of rocks
before you catch it. Then you have to throw them all up in the air
and catch them on the back of your hand. They are AMAZING! I've
tried and I can't even throw one in the air and pick up 2 rocks. I am
really wanting to get this on video, so you can all see!
- Yesterday, one girl, R., wanted to play some games on my cell phone.
I brought a friend's phone with me to Ethiopia and I do not know how
to find the games on it. I tried, but couldn't find any for her. She
gave me this look like I was crazy, took the phone, and found the
games within 2 minutes. I now feel very old.
That's all for now, but I'm sure I will have plenty more stories soon!!!
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